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Cochise supervisors schedule May 8 work session on Mexican gray wolf management; rancher losses cited
Summary
The county will hold a May 8 work session with an Eastern Arizona Counties Association representative to discuss Mexican gray wolf impacts, interagency coordination and potential policy changes; supervisors cited recent rancher losses and compensation concerns.
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors will hold a work session at 10 a.m. May 8 to receive information on Mexican gray wolf management from a representative of the Eastern Arizona Counties Association.
During agenda review, a county official said the association has followed the Mexican gray wolf issue since the late 1990s and will brief the board on impacts, agency roles and coordination efforts aimed at changing rules that limit ranchers’ ability to respond to depredation.
Supervisor Gomez said ranchers in some precincts reported multiple livestock losses and described frustration with the current response process, including delays that can prevent timely verification for compensation. ‘‘If he doesn’t get there in time, then decay … they don’t get compensated for their loss,’’ Gomez said. She noted reports of roughly 11 animals lost in a recent period and said livestock values are ‘‘about $2,000 a head or something like that.’’
Staff presented the session as informational; the work session will provide the board with material it can use to decide whether to pursue any formal actions or recommended rule changes following the briefing.
